New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-04
OPENING WITH A MILD RBSH.
COLUMBIA BEGINS ITS 1s4TH YEAR.

PRESIDENT BARNARD ON "DARBARIsM -MEEIlNdS
OF THE TRUSTEES AND ALUMNI.
Thu trustees OF Columbia College held their monthly
roeeting in Hamilton Hall yesterday afternoon Inc
st feature Of the meeting was the accept
once Of the following resolution and the ESTABLISHING OF
professor r. H. j. Gotthsl In newly created CHAIR OF
Rabbinca Literature:
The BOARD Of Trustees OF Temple Emanuel guarantee
the salary the for the term Of hxs
70 date from June ISL that the holder
Of the appointment shall have no claim on 'ns
iSr Any work secompnshed proves satisfactory to the
donors the present endowment steps VIII pc taxeu
permanent one
Tho resolution further stated that the professor In
charge should make annual report to the trustees OF
the Temple and the right of appontngths occupant
nj the chair should be vested In that body The subjects
or which lectures to be given VIII be chosen
,ontlv nv the president of the college and
~. nrotsssor and will be kept free from all religious
bias William A. Dunning graduate from me s,'noo or
Political Science IN 1881 was appointed prize lecturer
4, the Schoo Political Science for three years. oegi-
ming July 1897 $500 was appropriated to cover tue
OF another course OF free lectures similar 70 tns
expanding the college into university was brought up
Tbs 80 orns orenns Of the 1s4th year Of the
Yesterday At 945 the students assembled IN
the chapel to attend devotional exercises Inc n,n as
pearance OF the freshmen called forth stern repnxe
from both the bs. chaplain sna from President B
nard In his address 10 the students President Barnard
ske Of the rcpo. tha one OF the .ar rush and
then strongly urged the students 10 refrain rom Prao
mg suc asaed to- Sav. marked effect upon the sophie
mores when at O'Clock the freshmen gathered IN
to one of the college hold their first class meet
ing sophomores forgot their better and
forced the locked door OF the room and compelled tho
freshmen retire. The subject Of aboshng the annual
rush . aTTSsng ,pS ss.S
inc freshmen about seventy In number ana Include
The Alumni of Colunbia College held their annual
meeting and reunion last night In the Library eaidss
on hs Of the
inent OF the finances Of tho college was made sno
es ~ fsee ana the 'he sS55s
Inc present o. bonded asst Of the c0sSs
toward 'i the debt is estimated AZ s239.9l7.
me neurology Of the year was read and the following
yice-presdent G. G. Dewitt, jr. 67 secretary, W. s
sloan 81; treasurer. A B. simmonds. % standing
go; Nicholas Fish. 81 John X Rses. e? aud Robert
c. Cornell, "a; tor two years., W. Mefkichsn. 80
The report OF the committee athletics was read by
Jonn r. Pine and was The committee appointed 10
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of organizing joint committee
Of alumni and undergraduates to exercise general s
perysion over the athletic affairs Of the college recon-
mend that such COMMITTEES be organized; mat sucn
committee be composed Of three i've gr@dnaes elected
sentatves chosen respectively by the boat e.uo ,he
ssms that saen committee be- vested with
to exercise a general supervision the athletic
affairs of the college Signed John T. Pine. ROBERT &.
Cone Joseph T. Goodwin 1t was expressly stated that
this committee was In way TO interiors with the
authority OF the various athletic ASSOCIATIONS OF 'he
college.
The Standing Committee Of the Alumni Association
made their annual report through W. c. IathTop IT, 6,
and it shown that the different schools had made
marked during the Attention was called TO
and the present library OF 10000 bound Volumes and
10000 pamphlets which the present library contains
and added standing Committee learns witch regret
that general dissatisfaction IL felt by the Trustees and
Faculty with the administration OF the library"
efreshments were served after President Coudert
had ado Of his humorous speeches.